By the end of this lecture, you should be able to: describe the nature of strict liability and assess its advantages and disadvantages identify and define the elements of

  A Constitution of a state refers to the basic and fundamental principles which the inhabitants of the state consider to be essential for their governance and well being.

This chapter delves into the nature of the  pari passu  principle, which supposedly requires all unsecured claims of an insolvent company

“ It is a basic principle of insolvency law that rights prior to insolvency should not be interfered with” Discuss the veracity of the above statement in light

Trusteeship involves onerous obligations, where a donor retains no responsibility for the property once the gift has been made.

  In common law legal systems, a trust is an arrangement whereby property (including real, tangible and intangible) is managed by one person

  Legal realism  is a  naturalistic  approach to  law . It is the view that  jurisprudence  should emulate the methods of  natural science ,

  Equity has an ordinary meaning and a technical meaning.   In the ordinary sense, equity means fairness, justice, morality, fair play, equality etc.  

An agency is a special contractual agreement which arises when one person called an agent is appointed and authorized to act as a representative of another called the

The constitution is a set of rules expressing the needs and aspirations of the people. It is a legal and normative framework that regulates and governs a country.

In 2000, the Ugandan Parliament passed a bill offering amnesty to rebel fighters in an attempt to end insurgencies in the north and west of the country.

Definition of bail: Originally bail meant security given to court by another person that the accused will attend his trial on the day appointed.

Section 3 of the TIA provides that except as provided by any other written law, all trials before the high court must be with the aid of assessors,

  LECTURE TWO   EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS 1.1 CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT :

Organisations have the obligation of developing a human resource policy that complies with the labour requirements in any Country. Having contracts with staff provides

Winding up is the process through which the life of a company is ended and the company assets administered for the benefit of the creditors and

1. Introduction. The best evidence in documentary evidence is the original document itself which is also known as primary evidence. The best evidence rule

  A contract of sale of goods is defined in Section 2(1) of the Sale of Goods Act as a contract whereby a seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in the goods

Und e r c om m on la w , it w a s a g e n e r a l pr e sumpt i on that the c ro w n c ould not do a n y th i n g w r o n g . I n theo r y t h e c r o wn c ould d o no w r o n g the r e fo r e

N a tur a l   jus t ice   is   a   l e g a l   phi l osop h y   u s e d   in   some   jurisd i c t i ons   in   the   d e te r m i n a t i on   of   jus t ,   or   f a ir, pro c e sses   in   leg a l   pro c ee di n g s.

Prior to the coming of colonization in Uganda there was no customary law, what is known today as the customary law was the “law” that regulated

s.1 of the TIA provides that the High court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under any written law and may pass

This introduction is written to provide students with an overview of international law I at the outset of their study so that they can understand the

To distinguish it from the other systems of land transfer, the Torrens system has two main el ements as; title by registration,

It is a fundamental principle of criminal law that an act in order to be criminal must be done with malice or mens rea or with criminal intent. "actus non facit reum,

The person known as the father of the rule of law is Professor All Dicey reflected in his  book the Law of the Constitution which he wrote in 1885 and which was  built on

Promulgation of the 1962 independence constitution was a landmark in Uganda ’s constitutional history. For the first time, the framework of

The petitioner has to prove that he has not connived with the commission of matrimonial offence.  There are two bars to divorce if proved to exist,

This act is in fact a code which codifies the practice relating to negotiable instruments as practiced by the law merchant.

  Criminal proceedings are the means by which a person who is alleged to have committed an offence is brought to justice. It is the machinery by which